Ramadan is a time for spiritual reckoning. Well, yes, but it’s also food season! We’re hungrier and willing to go to much greater lengths for something special on the table. Because of the current lockdown, we are also being forced to wrestle with our own lackluster cooking skills. We’ve been following some fantastic local chefs, though, who are teaching us how to get much better in the kitchen with their nifty tips and tricks
Editor’s Note: You can always use the built-in translation option in Instagram to get the recipe if the chef only included it in Arabic.
Chef Faisal Fahad Al Nashmi is the genius behind so many local concepts like Table Otto and Street Al Makan. He regularly treats us to amazing recipes and is an amazing source for inspiration and education.
Founder and culinary genius of Community Table Chef Feras Alzaid will definitely inspire you with creations like daqous sauce prepared with a duck fat glaze and san marzano tomatoes and the leveled up machboos! Both his IG feed and story highlights will keep you busy, and drooling, for hours on end.
Sawsan Da’ana gives you the best home cooked food of your life. Ask us, as we’re obsessed with her fatteh, an iconic dish amongst so many!
Najat Al Kandari is truly the queen of baked goods and she reigns supreme in the kingdom of carby goodness.
Intisar Almutawa, author and coach knows her way around the kitchen and is always eager to teach her followers new dishes and techniques
If only our dishes looked as pretty as Aisha Al Zabin’s. The self-confessed foodie’s Instagram grid is so pretty, that we’re always left with cravings after visiting.
Chef Zeyad Alobaid of Fogoda simply loves food and his IG account is full of exciting videos. Discover his talents today and maybe you can rustle up a chicken gratin like this one.
Passionate about baking, Kawther AlKusaimi is all about dessert and we’re lining up behind her.
Nour Alghannam constantly wows us with creative and delicious dishes, so we keep going back for more.
Chef Khaled Al Baker of Roto and a vast array of delectable concepts never ceases to amaze us with his creative hacks. Check out what he does with the humble rotisserie chicken and find more cool recipes on his Instagram Highlights!
Onaizah AlQassim’s recipes are so colorful and full of flavor that our eyes and tummies are equally happy.
Dalal Hamad AlZaben is a fabulous cook and nutritionist, so we know we’re getting the good goodies with her.
Chef Talal is a real pro and has some pretty neat tricks up his sleeve.
Not only is Yousef Muqeem the artisan butcher behind @letsmeatkw, but he is also a fabulous menu and recipe developer who loves sharing his knowledge.
Ahmad AlBader is the Chef/Owner of some of our favorite spots like @habrakw and @lunchroomkw. Maybe if we watch enough of his cooking videos, we’ll be just as good.
Chef Ahmad Alzamel’s videos have always been an addiction of ours. His knife skills are beyond amazing, he collaborates with the coolest local culinary talents and his videos are impeccably edited! Pure entertainment for hours on end.
We’re following Fatmee so we can finally cook our favorite Lebanese dishes at home.
We don’t know who’s behind What’s On My Pan, but they definitely have a lot of delicious plates on their grid and we want to make it all.
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